The worry Pony.
The school had started a pen pal program, everyone had to have one. Some letters where from the griffon nations, others were from all the way across the sea, a few just came from some of the more out of the way places in Equestria, Silver Spoon's Pen pal was a young boy called Curu Pica. It was a strange name until he pointed out that she had been named after an eating utensil.
Today she got a larger package than usual on this particular Monday, something was softly thudding about in it. When she opened it and was greeted by the strangest looking toys she had ever small enough to all sit on her little hoof perfectly.
They was not particularly well made, the colored yarn had been wrapped and tied and knotted around some kind of wire until it made a pony like shape. They had drawn on eyes and They each wore a little cape made of a very colorful piece of fabric. Their grey tail and mane which was almost curlier than pinkie pies had been woven into the yarn in a strange sort of way. The whole box smelt of strange spices and grass. It was not the prettiest looking thing to say the least.
It was the thought that counted she guessed. She found her self wishing she was friends with one of those cutie mark crusaders, Applebloom was good at making things look nice and sweetie bell had a fashion designer of an older sister who could make a tablecloth look good.
She read the note from her far off pen pal who had explained what the hideous things were. They were worry dolls. You told each one a thing you were scared or worried about and it was would take them away while you slept. It was a nice idea and they were kind of cute.
Silver spoon held on one of the ragged pony dolls who seemed to already have its own worry of falling apart its thread already unwinding. She spent many days talking to it while she rewound the loose strings. Occasionally asking how to fix it through her letters.
It was lonely after school for silver spoon with Diamond in the Newspaper club which she was glad to have no hoof in after the gabby gums incident. She was notorious for being mean and her connection to Diamond didn't help...there weren't many ponies willing to hang around her now. At least the cutie mark crusaders had some friends who actually liked them.
She pulled her favorite worry pony out of her bag, she had gotten used to talking to it being an only child it was nice to have someone other than your parents to talk to. Over the past months Silver Spoon had stayed after school to make the pony look more like a mini-her. A little pair of toy glasses had been put over its now strangely cute dot eyes. She had even worked its tangled mane into a braid.
Her pin pal had seen a picture of the modified worry pony who was fortunately not offended by the changes at all. If anything her fluffy alpaca friend had encouraged making one all her own.
Silver spoon would keep the doll well into old age, and was always thankful to Curu for being her friend.
I actually did a little research for this pen pal one. Worry dolls, alpaca, and the name Curu Pica (actually spelled Curupica) all originate from South America *The more you Know* ~Rainbow appears~
Is Applebloom's name written Applebloom or Apple Bloom. I don't know. I feel like I forgot something but its really late so yeah sorry.